During the Civil War, the small town of Ciudad Real, near Toledo suffered its hardest period, it lost all its business man and fabrics, suffering the loss of more than 300 of its inhabitants violently, even more the heavy human losses young men in the diferent front lines of Spain.

The Civil War began in Ciudad Real with a shootout between a group of Falangists and a group of Socialists in the cork factory was in Calatrava street corner with Elisa Cendreros, resulting in several deaths and injuries, after this come a long string of murders, revenge and executions during the summer and autumn of 1936 and reprisals and summary trials with shooting of the spring of 1939 after the end of the Civil War.

That summerof1936, between August and September, all the political parties from leftistunioncreated inCiudad Real, formedthree battalionsof Militia, theBattalion “Forward”, José Maestro(shot by formerSocialist Mayor) and the Battalion “JoséSerrano”(by the Governor and militia hero).

In October 1936was formed inCiudad Real by the order of theMinistry of War, the 2ndMixed Brigade, a militarycombat unitformed by therailway workersofCiudad Real, on the MZA company, who went to fightas infantry, along withtroopsofMadridin frontof the University, in November 193;.laterpart of theirbattalionswould betransferred tothe 10thMixed Brigade, andrenamedit The101thMixed Brigade, which foughtin the battles ofJarama, Quijorna, Brunete, Belchiteand Terueland would beevacuated to theHospitalof Castellon.

In Ciudad Real there was fromthe end of 1938theHeadquarterofExtremadura’s Army, based in theCasino, as well as based on severalfield hospitalsof theArmy, will Piedrabuenaon the roadandinToledo2of the 5thAir BasesAviation CorpswithRussian bombersTupolevSB 2“Katiuskas”.

After the held of Ciudad Real in the so-called “Coup,” the March 26Th by General Antonio Escobar Huertas, commander of Extremadura’s Army he surrender to General Jose Yagüe head of the Legion.

On March 29th the Civil War ends in Ciudad Real with the entry of the troops of Franco.After the war, began revenge and summary judgments based on the Law of Political Responsibilities, 1939.

This period has been the greatest tragedy lived by Ciudad Real in its 700 years history.